M&M's, Snickers, Skittles & Starburst Valentine's Day Candy Variety Pack - 45Ct Bulk Bag

by M&M’s

0
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 9 flagged ingredients

M&M's, Snickers, Skittles & Starburst Valentine's Day Candy Variety Pack - 45Ct Bulk Bag by M&M’s receives a safety score of 0/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 9 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0040000605195
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

M&M's, Snickers, Skittles & Starburst Valentine's Day Candy Variety Pack - 45Ct Bulk Bag by M&M’s carries a composite safety score of 0/100, which we classify as "Avoid" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan identified 9 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, M&M's, Snickers, Skittles & Starburst Valentine's Day Candy Variety Pack - 45Ct Bulk Bag is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for M&M's, Snickers, Skittles & Starburst Valentine's Day Candy Variety Pack - 45Ct Bulk Bag
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 0/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 9 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Milk Chocolate
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Chocolaie
4
Skim Milk
5
Cocoa Butter. Lactose
6
Milkfat
7
Soy Lecithin
8
Salt Starburst® Original Fruit Chews Less Than 1% 0f: Watural Flavor
9
Cornstarch Ingredients: Sugar
10
Corn Syrup Dexiren
11
Coloas Cncludes Hed 40. Corn Syrue Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil
12
Less Than 2%of Citric Acid Tapioca Yellow 6
13
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
14
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
15
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
16
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
17
Dextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Safe GRAS
18
Gelatin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
19
Apple Juice From Yellow S Lake
20
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
21
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
22
. - Yellow 5
23
Concentrate
24
Corn Starch And Artificial Flavors
25
Colors Allergy Information: Carnauba Wax
26
Gum Acacia
27
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
28
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
29
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
30
Milk And Soy. Guten-free May Contain Peanuts. Ingredients: Sugar
31
Skittles@ Original Bite Size Candies Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil
32
Less Corn Syrup Than 2%of: Citric Snickers® Fun Size Bars Acid
33
Tapioca Ingredients: Milk Chocolate
34
Sugar Colors
35
Ingludes Red 40 Lake
36
Yellow5 Flavors
37
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
38
Cocoa Butter
39
Natural Chocolate
40
Lecithin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
41
Lake
42
Blue 1 Peanuts
43
Corn Syrup Sugar
44
Palm Oil Lake
45
Blue Skim Milk
46
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
47
Egg Whites
48
Sodium Citrate
49
Carnauba Wax Artificial Flavor Allergy Information: Gluten-free
50
Gelatin-free May Contain Tree Nuts
51
Peanuts
52
Milk
53
Egg And Soy

Full Ingredient List

MILK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, CHOCOLAIE, SKIM MILK, COCOA BUTTER. LACTOSE, MILKFAT, SOY LECITHIN, SALT STARBURST® Original Fruit Chews LESS THAN 1% 0F: WATURAL FLAVOR), SUGAR, CORNSTARCH INGREDIENTS: SUGAR, CORN SYRUP DEXIREN, COLOAS CNCLUDES HED 40. CORN SYRUE HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL; LESS THAN 2%OF CITRIC ACID TAPIOCA YELLOW 6, BLUE 1 LAKE, RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, BLUE 1, DEXTRIN, GELATIN, APPLE JUICE FROM YELLOW S LAKE, BLUE 2 LAKE, BLUE 2). - YELLOW 5, CONCENTRATE, MODIFIED CORN STARCH NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, COLORS ALLERGY INFORMATION: CARNAUBA WAX, GUM ACACIA. (RED 40, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, BLUE 1) CONTAINS MILK AND SOY. Guten-Free MAY CONTAIN PEANUTS. INGREDIENTS: SUGAR, SKITTLES@ Original Bite Size Candies HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL; LESS CORN SYRUP THAN 2%OF: CITRIC SNICKERS® FUN SIZE Bars ACID, TAPIOCA INGREDIENTS: MILK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR COLORS (INGLUDES RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW5 FLAVORS, LACTOSE, MILKFAT, COCOA BUTTER, CHOCOLATE, SKIM MILK, LECITHIN, LAKE, BLUE 2 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, BLUE 1 PEANUTS, CORN SYRUP SUGAR, PALM OIL LAKE, YELLOW 6, RED 40, YELLOW 5, BLUE SKIM MILK, LACTOSE, SALT, EGG WHITES, 1), SODIUM CITRATE, CARNAUBA WAX ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR ALLERGY INFORMATION: Gluten-Free, Gelatin-Free MAY CONTAIN TREE NUTS. CONTAINS PEANUTS, MILK, EGG AND SOY

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Cocoa and its products Confectioneries Chocolates Candies

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial